How to upgrade from Laravel 4 to Laravel 5

Matt Stauffer has a new tutorial out showing you step by step how to upgrade from Laravel 4 to Laravel 5. This guide takes the approach of starting with a fresh Laravel 5 and moving your old stuff over.

The topics include:

PSR-4 namespacing

The app/ Directory

Namespacing controllers, commands, and events

The new Config setup

Auth & Users

Form & HTML Helpers

It’s an in-depth guide that is sure to help you get your existing app moved over when the time is right.